First Time Hearing K/DA "POP/STARS" | League of Legends OST | Reaction

[@Madelion]

A lot to say about this one! League of Legends is a free game, with the majority of their income driven by customisations called Skins. There's a cast of well over 130 characters in the game each with 2-10 additional skins. Quite often they will release a series of skins for multiple characters that share a theme, so in this case we have Kaisa, Akali, Evelynn and Ahri, all with multiple purchasable "KD/A" Skins, with new animations, sounds and so on. So the purpose of the KDA music video is firstly to advertise and sell these skins. However, it goes a bit deeper than that. Riot has a huge amount of immensely talented people working on expanding the League of Legends universe into all sorts of mediums. We have high quality comics, stories, lore, several virtual music groups, some incredible cinematics and of course the Netflix animated series Arcane. All of these are given huge budgets for production, and there's a real passion and level of quality with all of them. There is a fantastic live performance of Popstars performed at the 2018 World Championship Finals opening ceremony, well worth watching. All 4 of the artists appeared. Their characters are as below. Akali - (Ninja/Rapper) - Soyeon from (G)I-DLE Ahri - (9 tailed fox in the laundromat) - Miyeon from (G)I-DLE Evelynn - (Demonic looking one with the tail and the cars) - Madison Beer Kai'sa - (Dancer with the wings) - Jaira Burns Sorry for the wall of text, love your reactions man!

[@AppleBaron]

Slight correction: there are 161 characters in the game as of now and some of them have up to 15 skins.

[@wooperlovesbts2987]

I think Lux has 15 and MF + Ezreal xD

[@Madelion]

@@AppleBaron Crikey!

[@Bre4458]

cool! thanks for the info!

[@AppleBaron]

@@wooperlovesbts2987 Lux has 13 or 14 I think. MF and Ezreal have the most.

[@Veronica.1371]

The rapper is your girl *Soyeon* of *(G)I-DLE* and her co-member *Miyeon* is vocalist. *K/DA* is a virtual group assembled with different music artists, western, Korean etc. Next animated music suggestion (with Kpop): - "More" by *K/DA* with *(G)I-DLE* - "The Baddest" by *K/DA* with *(G)I-DLE* - "I'll Show You" by *K/DA* with *Twice* - "Giants" by *True Damage* with *Soyeon*

[@jamescurfman3284]

I had no idea that Twice was involved! COOL! And there is one song missing from the list here, 'Villain'. It's only Evelynn in that one.

[@Veronica.1371]

@@jamescurfman3284It's not all of Twice.. it's Jihyo, Nayeon, Sana & Chaeyoung

[@nt5735]

I could literally go out and conquer the world listening to More and The Baddest and Villain 😭

[@jamescurfman3284]

@@nt5735 YES! :)

[@GOTGames]

Down the rabbit hole we go! 😂💯

[@lshe97]

Fun fact: Riot Games decided Soyeon would be the voice of Akali before she even debuted (before I-DLE in 2018 and her soloist debut in 2017) after watching her performances in Unpretty Rapstar 3 in 2016 - where her being the youngest didn't matter as she was the feared and respected "scary unnie (older sister)". Let me re-emphasize this, because its absolutely wild; Riot Games had their talent scouts look through however many Kpop rappers, and ended up choosing JEON SOYEON - an 17 year old girl that hadn't even debuted yet - as the best rapper for their virtual Kpop group 🔥🔥

[@shadowypoet]

K/DA is a fictional K-Pop girl group primarily made up of Soyeon and Miyeon from (G)I-DLE along with Madison Beer and Jaira Burns. It was formed to record Pop/Stars as a promotional song for the 2018 League of Legends World Championships held in Korea that year, where they also performed the song live (which you should check out). They also released in-game K/DA skins for purchase since these are all playable characters in the game. Pop/Stars was so popular they released an EP in 2020 that included other artists as part of K/DA on some songs. The title track More had the core group along with Lexi Lui as a guest feature. By the way, Soyeon is in another LoL group named True Damage, which you should also check out.

[@Dilligff]

The animation crew behind this were Fortiche, the same ones who just produced the award winning Arcane series in the same universe. This was actually a 'side' project between animating the pilot of Arcane and getting the funding and approval to move forward with the rest of the season. They are, imho, possibly the best animators on the planet at the moment, and it shows.

[@Adonna2424]

Have to agree, if you haven't seen Arcane yet, clear your schedule because it's the BTS of film period: complex story-telling, diverse music/ost, so much character growth and it's pulled in ANYONE whose ever seen it, people who haven't touched the game, are absolutely in love with Arcane. You HAVE TO SEE IT!

[@jasonremy8688]

@@Adonna2424 I'll say its ufotable , arcane is incredible but in terms of animation alone I don't think there's a show in existence that can give me pure hype energy and euphoria like demon slayer animation.

[@kaisertnight3774]

K/DA is an acronym that stands for the ratio of Kill/Deaths + assists. Which can be considered your personal score during a match in game. If you pay attention to the lyrics it's kind of about being badass in-game, ie having a great "K/DA".

[@Corva7]

Riot also has a metal music band called Pentakill, with various artists collaborating. It's really good, you should check it out!

[@0Maanu0]

THIS, check this out pls!

[@arkayn1906]

And it's a metal/rock band too, you gonna love it!

[@GOTGames]

😮😮 definitely!!

[@anisa7591]

Oh I love Pentakill. Lightbringer is a new level of awesomeness

[@Shythalia]

@@GOTGames They also have a rap hiphop group called True Damage. They sadly only have one song but it's still a banger.

[@zonas7915]

WE WANT MORE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS ! YOU WON'T REGRET THIS

[@GOTGames]

😂 I can say more to come!!

[@iluvkalista2009]

@@GOTGames noice

[@amsigi5125]

@@GOTGames pls dont play the real game though

[@GOTGames]

This has been so recommended recently I had to see what the fuss was about!

[@RobRuotolo1]

Watch the live performance and you will be blown away - I think

[@XxFAnimeFxX]

I thik riot started making dedicated music for their game with the 2014 championship, then they started making more music for new characters, and skins lines. K/DA was launched for a skin line and has a few more songs. I think you should check pentakill, thats another skin line that portrays a metal band, for wich they created 2 or 3 albums iirc

[@sarahgomez9727]

I think my message got deleted on the info of KDA, if you don’t see it at all in the comment section that is why. That took so much time too lol.

[@crysmvlad1223]

Welcome to animation world. There a lot of mindblowing recomendation after this video. So enjoy the ride.

[@blackwolf9037]

I think you’ll also like songs from Nijisanji members, such as Hope in the Dark by Luxiem, Stuck in the Abyss by Noctyx and Deja Vu by Uki Violeta and many other generations’ songs!

[@tore1346]

I mean if you're already diving down the rabbit hole that is League of Legends cinematics/music i would highly recommend you check out "Awaken"

[@tore1346]

And to slightly answer your band/group question, League in itself has 2-3 main bands. You have K/DA the KPOP group, True Damage the more rap focused group and you have Pentakill the metal group. As far as i understand it the groups have some "main" artists that stay from song to song while other artists come and go(i think). Feel free to correct me if someone knows better, as always love your reaction man, have a good day.

[@KitryeVlos]

Oh yes!

[@GOTGames]

Oh yeah? Would be happy to 💯

[@TravisHLane]

Part of what makes the music so good for league of legends is that Riot Games (the company behind the game) has a dedicated music department that is dedicated to creating the music for their tournament themes, champion teasers and cinematics, and in game events amongst many other things. I've heard a meme that Riot is record label that just happens to make a video game as well ha

[@heartflame503]

Soyeon and Miyeon were chosen to take part K/DA before they debut in G-IDLE !!

[@zonas7915]

You might aswell react to Arcane, League 's Netflix show

[@GOTGames]

😂 oh yeah? I feel like you're all trying to send me down some more rabbit holes here ...

[@zonas7915]

@@GOTGames It's an incredible show, you will not regret it

[@robertgreen6858]

@@GOTGames Arcane is the best show ive seen in years. It's nine episodes but every 3 episodes is an arc, so its more like 3 movies.

[@emeraldspark101]

KDA is a play on K/D/A which stands for Kill/Death/Assist, which are the 3 main stats for the game. Also, this was for a skin release event. Basically a huge PR event with the added bonus of cosmetics for some of the characters.

[@XxFireSorc]

League of Legends is a game from Riot Games founded September 2006, United States. There is a joke that Riot Games are better at making music videos than games :) K/DA is a virtual K-pop girl group consisting of four League of Legends characters: Ahri, Akali, Evelynn and Kai'Sa. KDA = Kill/Death/Assist Ahri the fox girl is Miyeon Akali the girl in the train Soyeon Evelynn the shadow girl Madison Beer Kai'sa the gril walking with the lights Jaira Burns K/DA was unveiled at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship with an augmented reality live performance of this song (you should check it out) Also check out the song More from K/DA

[@GOTGames]

Ah thank you so much for the explanation!! Appreciate you! ❤️

[@Adonna2424]

Also check out 2021 (Arcane themed) and 2019 League of Legends Worlds Half Time shows. They'll blow your mind.

[@ShadeThought]

Short K/DA lore: Ahri (fox lady), before starting K/DA was a solo preformer but was consistently pressured into preforming a set style which would sell under a label she was working for. After years of working for unnamed label, she leaves to start her own band by reconnecting with Evelyn (sunglasses, car), who also was a solo preformer with two hit singles. It took them some time and work but eventually they found and recruited Kai'sa (braids) and Akali (mask). Together they produced their first single, "Pop/Stars" in 2018. The song was a global sucess, and the group quickly rose in stardom. However, unable to predict the sudden spike in fame, the group took time off to cool off. None of them knew what would be next for them. Kai'sa went to improve her dancing, Evelyn returned to her 'dating habits' (all her past lovers are still missing... this also ties in to her in game persona) and Akali dove back into the rap scene, eventually meeting up with Ekko, Quiana, Senna & Yasuo (also League of Legends characters). The five of them would form a group called True Damage, and release their own single 'Giants' (also a Riot Song). Ahri, meanwhile, fell into turmoil. She had managed to reach the songs she wanted but she was thrust back into the same predicament, expected to preform again to an expectation. It was only through finding Seraphine online, that she found that creative spark again. So Ahri assembled the group, plus Seraphine, to produce "More" two years later (2020). Afterwards, the four original girls would create the rest of the EP, with Yasuo being the producer. Ahri's song, "I'll Show You", is about the fears we all face when about to make a choice. The voices and expectations that can pull you down even when you are at the final leap. Akali's song, "Baddest", is a song about her views on the group and her life. She values independant creativity and isn't afraid to call the shots as she sees them. Evelyn's song, "Villain", has more ties to her game persona. If the lyrics are interpreted from K/DA lore, it is more the fact she is willing to accept the labels. If people will call her a diva or a monster or even a villain, she doesnt care, she wears it with pride. At the end of the day, she knows who she is, but do you? Finally Kai'sa's song, "Drum Go Dum", is more an homage to her K/DA lore. She lived in ten different countries, learned to speak four lanagugse and won a national dance competition before joining K/DA. To her, dance is a language that transcends words.

[@AppleBaron]

There is a meme in League of Legends community, that Riot Games is actually a music company, disguised as a video game company, because of how good is their music 😂 Also, you should totally check out Arcane, it's an animated show, based on League of Legends, and I can guarantee that you will love every second of it, no prior knowledge of the game needed. Ah yes, since you liked animation in Pop/Stars, it was made by Fortiche Productions, which is a studio, that animated Arcane, so more reasons to watch it 😁

[@U4mrak]

There is ceremony openings for League of Legends tournaments, where bunch of singers and dancers make an astonishing performance. Check it out if interested. But yeah music videos incredible for this game. I personally like "legends never die".

[@baazkahlon6852]

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THAT GOD FORSAKEN GAME

[@j.w.u.5728]

K/DA was what started everything for me (and I've never played LOL). K/DA --> (G)I-DLE --> via SEULGI's 'Wow Thing' --> Chung Ha and then Dreamcatcher. What followed was Rolling Quartz, Everglow, aespa, Purple Kiss, Loona (at least I really like 'PTT') and many more. The animation was done by a company in France (Paris). For the follow up, another studio was used. The music video used an interesting technique. Throughout the whole video, the camera moves backwards. I highly recommend watching "From League of Legends to K-Pop Sensations: The K/DA Story | IGN Inside Stories" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpaQqZqEeth4aas There is also the live performance of POP/STARS I highly recommend.

[@AngelLymisty]

When I heard you mentioned you would watch a series like this, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be the only one who was like, "Oh my, you got to watch Arcane!" ARCANE is literally an awespiring series that is on Netflix centering around League of Legends. Just like Attack on Titan, a series I highly recommend! And as you have seen, outstanding music! When you said Imagine Dragons I laughed so hard because of how on point you are. Personally think you should react to all their music videos since they are worth it, but this one is a personal fav. Not an an expert with League of Legends myself, but you are correct on so many levels about your assessment. Definitely should check out ARCANE because you would be floored with the graphics as well! Thank you for this treat, was a big surprise!

[@AppleBaron]

Also, Arcane was animated by the same studio, that did Pop Stars

[@GOTGames]

Ooooo okay! Thank you! I would happily check it out after this! ❤️❤️

[@ARMYALEX1869]

I think you should consider reacting to ARCANE, which is the netflix series based on League of Legends but you don't need any knowledge of LOL to understand this series. It's considered a masterpiece amongst everyone who's watched it and it's taking the internet by storm. I'd be surprised if you haven't heard of it. It has amazing music too and an almost anime-like artstyle (the artstyle used in this KDA video). If you enjoy a well-written story, intricate worldbuilding, and amazing characters you'll love ARCANE.

[@ewilanduncan2400]

This music video was made by a french animation studio called Fortiche. They did the league of legends animated show, Arcane (a masterpiece by the way). If you want react to, imagine dragons made the intro and the clip is based on the show (My enemy ft JID). I hope you will understand my english, it's not my native language 😅 Great Day !!

[@jon-el]

FINALLY! I recommended this a lot!, and im so glad you finally react to them. I hope you react to other KDA songs they are all so good specially "MORE" and "The Baddest", you gonna love them even more!. Here some answers for your questions and comments: 3:52 Riot Games, owner of League of Legends started music projects for releasing skins for the characters, this is a group based on Kpop industry, and is by far their most sucessful music group, also their skins are insanely popular. 4:10 the animation just get better with every single release, POP/STARS was the first, and MORE was the comeback, that one animation is even better and real, also the track "The Baddest" has a lyric video but is one of their best songs too. 6:25 plot twist League of Legends released an actual animated series about their original lore with game characters on their world called Arcane, and it's on Netflix, it's masterpiece. 8:45 yes they performed at League of Legends World Championship 2018, with the real girls on stage singing interacting with the AR+ avatars, it was beyond of anything you can watch on this world, it is a must to watch.

[@spencerhastings2791]

K/DA stands for kill, death, assist. The characters have their own game I think, and are voiced by different artists on other tracks but they have two other tracks with (G)I-DLE "MORE" & "The Baddest" The song "I'll Show You" also features TWICE. From (G)I-DLE it's only the rapper Soyeon and the vocalist Miyeon. Soyeon was Akali, the girl on the train with ponytail and hat. Miyeon was Ahri (who's the leader of K/DA) the fox with the tail and ears. The one in the car was Evelynn (Madison Beer) and the one with the cannons over her shoulder is Kai'sa (Jaira Burns). They have 6 songs in total and all of them are awesome and definitely worth checking out.

[@levibarnett1834]

League of Legends has made some fascinating marketing decisions. The music videos are largely to advertise new skin lines/psych up fans at esport events. That said, they keep making fucking bangers lmao and they have a bunch of different styles of music since its not one band. There's a whole league of legends metal band with like 4-5 albums out now and its actually pretty good.

[@attenonmj3708]

The songs were made to promote skins in game, but that's just what they say. Most people think they made the game to promote the songs.

[@ImmaterialDream]

You gonna shit your pants when you learn League Of Legends have three separate virtual bands. K/DA - k-pop girl group , True Damage - Hip-hop/Pop group , Pentakill - Metal band. They are actual bands with multiple songs composed of varying real artists. Highly recommend any of the songs as they are all amazing !!! Made a small list to find the best stuff: ---------------------------- Pentakill ------------------------------------------- "Mortal Reminder" by Pentakill (animated music video) "Lightbringer" by Pentakill (my personal favorite , no animation just music) Pentakill III: Lost Chapter (45 minutes virtual concert that fans could have interacted with in real time while it was going) ---------------------------- K/DA ---------------------------------------------------- "More" by K/DA with (G)I-DLE "Villian" by K/DA with Madison Beer and Kim Petras "The Baddest" by K/DA with (G)I-DLE "I'll Show You" by K/DA with Twice ---------------------- True Damage ---------------------------------------- "Giants" by True Damage with Soyeon

[@dudendr777]

There is another group other than K/DA created by riot called True Damage. “Giants” is also a nice song to react to

[@nadal1275]

Oh and don´t forgett that K/DA does live performance. They performe at "Worlds" the league of legends World championgship opening ceremony beginning from 2018. If you want to get your mind blown check those openings from 2018-today. You have never seen something like it ;)

[@zoisekai]

annnnd we want more from LOL ost especially from Arcane

[@GOTGames]

💯💯💯

[@ThePiquet888]

Video games can be worth more money than all but the biggest movies ever produced. They are replay-able. They are a part of the culture of the generations coming through. The tournaments are played for mind blowing money now for the best players who live full time on the gaming circuit. This is only going to get bigger! and hopefully better!!

[@MrFelblood]

In many ways, K/DA was League of Legends answer to Blizzard's band Tenth Level Tauren Chieftain AKA Fiftieth Level Tauren Chieftain AKA Eightieth Level Tauren Chieftain AKA Hundredth Level Tauren Chieftain. They did promotional music about Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft, and rebranded every time the WoW level cap went up.

[@crazy_annihilator6961]

There's quite a few music videos made for league of legends with music from imagine Dragons :)

[@GOTGames]

Oh yeah??? Oooo excited to check that one out too!!

[@Haazheelt]

K/DA = Kills Deaths Assists, the 3 stats for LoL to establish the winner of the match. This video is a concept to show the new outfits of these 4 characters (skins) and the whole game by ricochet. It's based on Kpop mood and 2 singers are actually from (G)I-dle (So-yeon and Mi-yeon) plus Madison Beer and Jaira Burns. Each inpersonnates a character voice. You should react (or at least watch) to More, Baddest and Villain.

[@TaiFei]

K/DA was for promoting new skins in LoL and it was using for the LOL Championship Final Show. The Live-Version is a nuts and yes Riot Games made many songs and live-show for the championships.

[@GOTGames]

Got to check out this live show!!

[@AmadanMath]

@@GOTGames Yes you do. :D It is called "POP/STARS - Opening Ceremony Presented by Mastercard | Finals | 2018 World Championship".

[@fabianhuf330]

DUDE you would love the league of legends animated series ARCANE. its like one of the greatest things ever happend to animation/TV aaaand has great music

[@oscarecaldre8415]

Since you're now in the Laegue of Legends scene. Check out Arcane series sountrack

[@morvous1]

BTW, Imagine Dragons did a song for LoL, Their animated show to be exact. It is called Enemy for the show Arcane.

[@swizzasnake]

I first heard this via Beat Saber, it’s bizarre how K-pop gets ya

[@peoni01]

You want an explanation? Well, KD/A is a "super group" literally molded and crafted for LoL. Also KD/A means Kills, Deaths, Assists. Oh and also Akali and Ahri in KD/A is Soyeon and Miyeon from (G)I-DLE. and yes LoL is making their own bands. They have another band that you might like as you are also a metalhead like me. Their name is Pentakill, which in game terms means a squad wipe or a 5 consecutive kills (meaning they wiped the whole enemy team) because Lol is a 5v5 battle royale.

[@mycroft16]

Something most don't notice is the level of video production involved here. The camera is always framed with the subject dead center of the shot... and the camera, in every single shot, is pulling back. The whole song is about how they are untouchable so the camera is continually pulling away from them. The level of production quality in this exceeds most big name artists. It's impressive really.

[@sweetpixiesmile]

K/DA was used as a vehicle to sell champion skins in the video game League of Legends during the 2018 World Cup Competition for League. Characters in the game are called "champions." K/DA (just spell out the letters, its not "kay-dah") is a fictional kpop girl group. As an example, Ahri, the fox-girl, originally had another skin call "Pop Star Ahri"; her original white/red outfit and the pop star outfit can be seen in the basket in the laundromat scene. This is not the first time Riot has forayed into music - Pentakill was a metal band that already has several albums, and is ostensibly in the same musical alternate universe, featuring champions from the game as the band members. Word to the wise: DON'T PLAY LEAGUE. It's more toxic than most online game communities, and the barrier to entry is pretty high and the new player experience is terrible without friends to help sherpa you. The video was produced by Studio Fortiche, a French animation studio that has worked with Riot since the video made to introduce the new champion Jinx back in 2013. Studio Fortiche ALSO animated Riot's 2021 Netflix runaway hit Arcane, an alternate stand-alone universe from League.

[@lilithmelton5460]

Check out league of legends opening ceremony 2018 it has two groups performing one is kda pop stars you should check it out

[@kuponk9903]

i never comment in this section. But if you want to react to more league of legends, you got "Awaken", "Light and Shadows" & "The Call". They are freakin amazing !

[@GOTGames]

Well I would be happy to check those out as well 💯

[@-drey-202]

Dude forgot about "legends never die" :3

[@DarkDragonCdn]

So I have you to a couple of music videos and I never though that you mite like some of the things that Riot (who created LOL) have done. So they have done music videos for the different seasons and events of the game and some that are just music videos . K/DA was both just a music video and for an event, there is also a heavy metal group called Pentakill and last but not less there is Arcane the Riot/Netflix show and all that music. The show's opening theme is by Image Dragon (plus there is a music video for that as well). I will enjoy watching your reactions to them. So STAY SAFE and have a great day.

[@blobs819901]

To answer the question why they managed to capture the emotion and movement so well... They did do motion capture for each of the characters, yes they fly Soyeon and Miyeon from korea to their HQ in LA just to do the motion capture for the animation.

[@kervala]

In fact, the motion capture was done by RIOT for the CGI during the live event, not for the music video. Fortiche doesn't use motion capture for their main characters only for the crowd, you can learn that by watching the making of Arcane.

[@yourewrong9028]

Video games legitimately have phenomenal music. A lot of it is non-vocal though. See Doom for some super good metal-esque stuff (The Only Thing They Fear is You), Bungie’s composers who worked on the OSTs for Halo and Destiny have made some great orchestral tracks (One Final Effort from Halo 3, Journey from Destiny 2), Minecraft has super nice electronic music (like Sweden and Aria Math). Don’t know how many of those you’ve heard of or if you listen to much non-vocal music though.

[@fredflint8399]

KDA was a skin release for 4 champions, Kha'sa, Ahri, Eve and Akali!!! They also used real holos at the World Cup.

[@zephyrjackal8595]

Yo you have to see K/DA’s More, I’ll show you, the baddest and villain. Also riot games is basically a record company who makes a video game. Though for other music for League of legends is warriors both versions since one is by imagine dragons and the other is a cover. The call , get jinxed, burn it all down, Phoenix, rise and legends never die

[@eagleangel5568]

Kda is a pop group and fun fact there the alternate forms of league characters for example the fox girl is ahri is league character and the girl with the long nails is Evelyn from league and has a different look compared to her kda look these are also skins for the respective character so Id take a look at there music it's really good there's even a short for three of the members that are thanking thee audience so its really cool

[@jamescurfman3284]

This was for a new season so these were new skins for favorite characters. (_)I-DLE Main Rapper Soyeon voiced the part of Akali (she's the one with the spray cans in the subway). Soyeon is a real driving force no matter what she is up to. (_)I-DLE Main Vocalist Miyeon voiced Ahri, the multi-tailed Fox girl (she has a Charm ability in-game that stuns opponents). Madison Beer voiced Evelynn (she is the one with the round shades and the car; she's a telekinetic knife-fighter in-game). Jaira Burns voiced Kai' Sa (she can move incredibly quickly, teleport and can fire missiles from her hands in-game). There is a Live Stage performance version of this song for the League of Legends World Championship Opening Ceremony in 2018 that is UN-MISSABLE! You HAVE to see it! MIND-BLOWING and I do not say that lightly! :)

[@ryuushinzo3559]

A game like League of Legends called Mobile Legends did about 3 music videos. Also, I think there was a live concert where the characters were dancing with their actual singers and in games like that, KDA actually means Kills Deaths Assists

[@taeyongscheeks]

8:43 there was actually a live performance of POPSTARS

[@Joe-cm5kl]

I'm sure you've seen it already or have it on your list, but the music from the anime game Persona 5 is some of the best in any video game IMO. EDIT: Last Surprise, Beneath the Mask, Life Will Change, and Rivers in the Desert are top tier songs in that OST.

[@kajkurt1]

The rest of the K/DA songs, Pentakill (Riot's metal band), World Championship songs, and of course "Enemy - Imagine Dragons (the "trailer" for Riot's Netflix animated show called Arcane

[@sladetaylor9533]

You should see the live version of it.

[@danielouellette1258]

Who are kda one of the best female groups I’ve heard they sing so good and in other languages like both in one song like let’s go kda I love them

[@akinathor5303]

this video was animated by the same studio who animated Arcane, the League of Legends show on Netflix

[@Ch3rzli]

You NEED to listen to Pentakill its Riots Virtual Metal band and it their songs are so fucking good

[@No1fan15]

Their song MORE is my favorite from them!

[@seankane9508]

Not sure if anyone explained it, so I will. K/DA is a gaming term that stands for "Kill/Death Average" . Primarily used in PVP games it is a number that is the average of how many enemies you kill to how many times you die. Also, Riot (the company behind League of Legends) has a HUGE catalog of animation vids containing different in game characters. A couple of hours worth if I remember right. Generally each vid is only a couple minutes long, but there are a lot of them.

[@Latency345]

My favorite part is that while everyone is having a blast in cool urban areas, Ahri is just in the laundromat doing her laundry

[@saravana9132]

League of legends Cinematics has great music and animations, Arcane TV series is one of the best written series I've ever watched. And there is lot more

[@jerrygross8073]

The way they get the Movements of the characters is by using Motion Capture.

[@MrGromps]

League of Legends also has a virtual metal group called Pentakill with 2 full studio albums!

[@skull281190]

They made a series. Arcane. You should check it, its in netflix.

[@reptileclub8681]

K/DA has 2 kpop stars, and 2 American pop stars, and 1 Chinese pop star, but she came in 1 song

[@cjbalata]

K/DA More ! is the next one you need to see. and the live pop stars is a nice one to..

[@MaizaMara]

React to MORE - K/DA too, pleease! Thank yoou!

[@GOTGames]

Definitely will be 💯

[@glendoi]

This is Riot/League’s kpop group! It was originally to promote skins for the champions, but it’s now way more than that. They’re a full fledged kpop group now. They even have their own EP and Lightstick! Their fandom name is BLADES Ahri - Miyeon of G-idle Akali - Soyeon of G-idle Kai’sa - Jaira Burns Evelynn - Madison Beer Kai’sa and Evelynn have been voiced by other artists as well in other songs. Popstars recently went gold last year and the group has been beating records set my real kpop girl groups. They have done “photoshoots” with Louis Vuitton, Ducati, Elle Magazine and others. They have also done a couple interviews with real people. Akali’s motorcycle in their MV for More was actually custom made by Ducati. Check out their 2018 live performance for popstars!

[@lordomacron3719]

I wonder did you notice the camera pulls back as the same constant speed the whole video

[@Tycy2014]

There is the group penta kill from l.o.l. you would really like, heavy metal.

[@benwinter5926]

''i will watch a tv show'' he dosn#t KNOW kEKW

[@hellsbane666]

K/DA is a fictional pop group comprised of Ahri (the fox girl), Akali (the rapper) Kai'Sa (the girl with the shoulder diamonds) and Evelynn (the girl with the claws). The IRL singers may change, but K/DA is those four characters

[@redroseibarahime8755]

League has actually several different bands: K/DA (=kill/death assist//K-pop), true damage(rap) and Pentakill (metal// Pentakill just released lat year their 3rd album!We even have an intractive VR music concert) League went big with music (they build up a whole music department which is unheard of in this industry) so every champion got his on music theme (currently 158 champions) and eventually they dived into animated music videos like this until they now produced the absolute masterpiece of animated series called Arcane which won a bunch(!) of Awards. You really should check that out :) Music wise it is a treat as well because the previous head of the music department (the one who brought music at league to life) is the co-writer of Arcane. :) The official music video to the series called ENEMY by Imagine Dragons kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGbXhKKXf55ml8U In the 2nd part of the "Bridging the Rift" series (behind the scenes/Makimg of Arcane) they've revealed that they put Arcane on hold becasue they rewrote the story. So in order not to loose the animators in that period of time they occupied them with the popstars video and the rise video. But they never expected the "filler" project to become such a hit like K/DA became. They even received platin this week for popstars. You should watch the life performances at worlds - 2018 is K/DA performance and 2019 is the ever best show with true damage. You can watch the seasonal trailers because league has a habit to combine music with animation cinematics :) Most popular ones - a feast for the eyes and ears: Warriors kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4OQfHSimdibd6c Awaken kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHeYdZelbq-Xprs The Call kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3W8oodmlJ6JiJY Music group videos chronological order Pentakill-mortal reminder kzbin.info/www/bejne/a17QhWx6acuXnbM True Damage - Giants kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYe9oXt8jch5gNk K/DA - Villian kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqC6qalorr-LgrM K/DA - the baddest kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJysdWuVnNOHrtk K/DA - I'll show you kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYiUc6N3d8etftU K/DA - drum go dum kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5Czk3trrpxjisU You've put out reaction to "more" so I didn't link that here. In general they explore this content even more (because the fans really love it and the skins sell really well ;) ) and make it richer with twitter accounts of the groups sharing art and "lore" and they even made an interview like this- Riot really knows how to advertise their content :) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp6cpqufhrV5eNU This is the interactiv Pentakill VR concert I mentioned above - it is pretty cool - this is a celebration of the 3rd album release kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ_aoWmGfdNsgc0 World Cup music videos (you can see the life performances in the opening cermoinies of the release year): You can perfectly see how League evolved in their videos over the years 2014 Warriors - Imagine Dragons kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ6skIGap92sZ5Y 2015 Worlds Collide: The Final (ft. Nicki Taylor) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnXPqqNsrNCAbMU 2016 Ignite (ft. Zedd) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJLWqWyen9Rnjbs 2017 Legends Never Die (ft. Against The Current) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGfdenqOqtNobbc 2018 RISE (ft. The Glitch Mob, Mako, and The Word Alive) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHObhayCialqe6c 2019 Phoenix (feat. Cailin Russo und Chrissy Costanza) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2KsfKGNecqWraM 2020 Take Over (mit Jeremy McKinnon (A Day To Remember), MAX, Henry) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZOxfWyQrqdnb8U 2021Burn It All Down (mit PVRIS) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4uZdHufpK6hadU Newest music video to a current event promoting the star guardian skinline: „Everything Goes On“ with Porter Robinson kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3aph6t_btGkoLc (the fandom is begging for an actual anime since the star guardian parallel univers has the richest lore at the moment - Many of the older players love it because thy feel nostalgia of the 90's- this is sailor moon/magical girl anime inspired) And this is “BREATHE” | Official Launch Video - Legends of Runeterra - this is for a card game kzbin.info/www/bejne/in_LfHSArNGdZpY So, have fun and enjoy the League content :) PS: As far as I know League(Riot) is the only game(company) putting so much effort into the variety of the music content and extra content. Of couse this is always to promote an event or a skinline but it is just amazing how much work they put into this - they nail it every time (the music itself might be a different tase of yours but the production is just awesome and deserves praise)

[@redroseibarahime8755]

Actually , there is a kind of documentary about how KDA was formed - you might want to watch this as well: From League of Legends to K-Pop Sensations: The K/DA Story | IGN Inside Stories kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpaQqZqEeth4aas KDA Universe Explained kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWjbpIiQe8R9hLM

[@ArmadaDragon]

This song, like a few others that are named (KD/A, True Damage, Pentakill) are more or less a skin promo

[@MrMichaelBCurtis]

The characters are their champions from the game, they have multiple songs as well as a heavy metal group from other champions, if you really want to go nuts watch ARCANE the series which is a next gen Anime about some of their champions back stories K/DA is the group of champions, they have other groups of champions

[@annaseta6533]

There's live version of Pop/Star. You can search for opening ceremony league of legend 2018 👍

[@SergentXII]

Oh lord, he is jumping from rabbit hole to rabbit hole, BTS, Animes Series+Soundtracks and now League of Legends music videos ?, we are going for a wild ride of reactions for a fair amount of months, and I'll be there for it ! 👌😁

[@Moribax85]

Well, now you have to check the mash-up DJ-Cutman did: Pop-Stars vs. Megalovania :D

[@guiller1]

Would love to see you react to League of Legends Cinematics!

[@em9758]

Fun fact, you mentioned Imagine Dragons and they have made a song together with League of Legends called warriors. That song is also the reason why there are so many great songs made by league of legends collaborating with other artists, because this was the first collaboration song they made back in 2014. Also you should check out these songs performed live in the world finals, to get to know what league of legends esports is about and why so many songs like popstars are made for this event.

[@mysteryfirecat673]

Not only a song, there's also the song "Enemy" which they did for Arcane

[@joannaaudrey]

You should check out this KDA x BTS Mic Drop Mash up by MiggySmalz. It will blow your mind 😁

[@GOTGames]

Definitely!!

[@jjsanchez627]

Idk if you have seen it but they did made a live show for the song for the world champion

[@DaniKitty414]

"...watch a whole tv show like this" you say? Well look no further than Arcane! Riot has been dipping into a whole bunch of different things, branching out and seeing what they can get into. Their first show is on Netflix and it is so well crafted! The characters, the animation, the story! It's all incredible and I highly recommend looking into doing full reactions of the episodes. I know it would be a lot longer than your usual videos for music, but I would 100% sit down and watch you watch every episode. Also, this is not the only fictional music group they've created. They also made True Damage and Pentakill. Pentakill will probably be up your alley since you said you grew up on metal, and it is the first of the fictional bands they created. There's a lot to look at with all the KDA songs, all the Pentakill songs and all the one-off music videos they've made for different seasons and other events in the game, but don't feel pressured by it. We'll be here for every video you do check out, I know you've got a long list.

[@omnimon91]

You should the live version, really curious to hear your opinion of it

[@waszamrocznosc5798]

If you like guitar sound, why not check out Miyavi & PVRIS - Snakes | Arcane League of Legends. Let me just add that Miyavi is a legendary Japanese guitarist and actor)

[@camrolaguardia]

They have a live version of this BTW. XD

[@lilithmelton5460]

You need to watch kda live it's awesome

[@flylikeanowl8667]

There are actually some more games who have songs and series and stuff. Something rlly different I have to think of - fire from the star stable series ^^

[@emleekitten]

Also there is a tv show for league and ITS GOOD I recommend !!!

[@florianpetz4244]

the songs are mostly for the world championship final opening ceremony

[@MalphasMedia]

"I can watch a whole tv show like this" Oh boy, do I have good news for you, the studio behind this, Fortiche, actually made a whole animated series on League of Legends called Arcane. It's on netflix.

[@flo_1413]

if you like these league of legends videos i can recommend the awaken video from lol, the cinematics are amazing, the video has a little story and every time i watch this video i get the chills

[@capval2527]

3:40 "what is this?" It's called art

[@jokerisback711]

KDA is (imo) also a refference to the ingame score counted as Kills Deaths Assists

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Little correction. This is not a game soundtrack. The game soundtrack is a soundtrack that plays while you play. And very, VERY rarely it is a song. Sometimes a game situation, cut scene, intro, outro or whatever specific has a song. But it is none of those things. K / DA is literally a virtual band. Like Gorillaz. Only their avatars are characters from the game. But otherwise there is no connection whatsoever between their music videos and the game (unless a song is relevant to the game).

[@Bellaswhitewolf]

You should watch the live League debut when they're on stage with the singers.

[@vertos8526]

that song was opening for championship league of legends

[@1000milhao]

Riot Games has two more musical groups besides KDA, Pentakill who was the first group of them has three Rock albums and True Damage is a Rap Group that currently has only one song which is Giants.